# Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri

> Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri was an Umayyad military commander in the Maghreb and al-Andalus (Iberia), and briefly became the ruler of al-Andalus in 742 until his death in August of the same year. Balj was a member of the Banu Qushayr, a branch of the Hawazin tribe, and was the nephew of Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qasi, who had been appointed governor of Ifriqiya by the Umayyad caliph Hisham. In 741 Balj was cavalry lieutenant under his uncle's command on a military campaign against a Berber Revolt in North Africa. Kulthum headed an army of 30,000 Arab troops from regiments (junds) from Damascus, Jordan, Qinnasrin, Homs, Palestine and Egypt.

*Umayyad al-Andalus military commander (died 742)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Model
- **Category:** Models
- **Died:** 0742-08-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
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- [Balj ibn Bixr al-Quxayrí](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balj_ibn_Bixr_al-Quxayr%C3%AD)
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- [Balj bin Bisyr al-Qusyairi](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balj_bin_Bisyr_al-Qusyairi)
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- [Balje ibne Bixer Alcoxairi](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balje_ibne_Bixer_Alcoxairi)
- [Балдж ібн-Біхр аль-Кушайрі](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B6_%D1%96%D0%B1%D0%BD-%D0%91%D1%96%D1%85%D1%80_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%80%D1%96)
- [بلج بن بشر قشیری](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%AC_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%B4%D8%B1_%D9%82%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2190780)

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